With summer officially coming to a close, I thought I’d share one of my favorite summer drink recipes! If you have a lot of peaches in the fruit bowl on your counter, as I do, you can swap the peaches for the oranges and use a white wine instead of red. Strawberries and grapes are great, too. Cheers!

4 oranges: 2 juiced, 2 halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

1/2 C sugar

1/4 C brandy

1 bottle chilled dry red wine like Pinot Noir (or use a rose, it’s all the rage right now!)

2 lemons, thinly sliced

2 C seltzer or club soda, chilled (use flavored seltzer if you like)

ice cubes for serving

In a large pitcher, combine orange juice, sugar and brandy. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add wine, orange and lemon slices and seltzer; stir to combine. Serve Chilled over ice.

Recipe is from Everyday Food August 2005.